IF Riffs: An IFComp Postmortem
February 27th, 2018 by PJ AnthonyWelcome to something new at sub-Q: IF Riffs! We hope this will become a recurring feature where a question will be posed to several members of the IF community on a particular topic. Our first blog collects some thoughts on IFComp 2017 by the top five winners. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments […]
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Salt
February 20th, 2018Story by Gareth Damian Martin
Art by Gareth Damian Martin
Sound by Paws Menu
A game about swimming, thinking and the distant possibility of escape.
Making Interactive Fiction: Scope
February 13th, 2018 by Bruno DiasHi. Welcome to the first of these. Sub-Q magazine has made the frightful editorial decision to give me a monthly column. This posed a problem. The mandate for writing this column – 600 words about any subject I like, related to IF – is too broad. I had to pare it down, come up with […]
[More]Author Interview: Gareth Damian Martin
February 6th, 2018 by Stewart C BakerGareth Damian Martin is the author of our February game, “Salt,” which will be published on February 20th. Gareth is a writer, game designer and artist. He is studying for a PhD in experimental literature and is currently developing a game about Xenobiology and alien oceans called In Other Waters. This interview was conducted over […]
[More]Romance in Early IF: A Review of Pytho’s Mask
February 6th, 2018 by Anya Johanna DeNiroInteractive fiction’s history both intersects and acts as an alternative space to modern game development—even indie, narrative-based development—with its own unique traditions and community standards. One of the most prominent is “comp,” which could also be a “mini-comp” or a “speed comp.” Most were small, one-shot affairs with perhaps a few games entered, while others […]
[More]It’s February! Here’s What’s Coming Over the Tubes.
February 2nd, 2018 by Stewart C BakerWell, folks, here we are in February already. In January, we brought you “All Those Parties We Didn’t Cry At,” by Natalia Theodoridou. Haven’t played that yet? Go check it out! We’ll wait. Played it? We’d love to hear what you thought! In February, we’re picking up the pace a little as we move to bring […]
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